Soulouque

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Soulouque

Date of birth: 
1853* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
Uknown
Place of Origin: 
Oak Alley (creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Male
Relationships: 
Mother: Mary Jane; Sibling: Louison
Notes: 
Age 7 (R5.239); Age 7 (R5.073); Age 7 (R5.094); Age 7 (R8.097)
References: 
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archive, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
    • Listed as a field hand
    • Lists Mary Jane as the mother of Soulouque;
    • Lists Louison and Soulouque as siblings
  • R5.073
    • Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
    • Lists Mary Jane as Soulouque's mother
    • Lists Louison as Soulouque's sibling
  • R5.074
    • Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
    • Lists Mary Jane as Soulouque's mother
    • Lists Louison as Soulouque's sibling
  • R8.097
    • Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, vol. 36 act 1
    • Lists "Marie Jeanne" (Mary Jane) as Soulouque's mother
    • Lists Louison as Soulouque's sibling

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 


 

 

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